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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2006
Jason T. Sherman, Leesburg, IN (US);
Mark R. Disilvestro, Columbia City, IN (US);
Radivoje S. Popovic, St-Sulpice, CH;
Jason T. Sherman, Leesburg, IN (US);
Mark R. DiSilvestro, Columbia City, IN (US);
Radivoje S. Popovic, St-Sulpice, CH;
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A system that enables targeting of an instrument placed within a drill bushing aligns the axis of a drill bushing with the axis of a transverse hole in an intramedullary nail. The system includes a probe having an elongated member with a distal end, a magnet that is polarized along its longitudinal axis that is mounted perpendicularly to the distal end of the elongated member; and a processor executing programmed instructions to determine a position and orientation of the magnetic sensor array with respect to the targeting magnet.